Xaq Frohlich studies food labels, agricultural biotechnology, and the intersection of food and agricultural history and science and technology studies. His current research interests include the "science" of risk assessment and risk communication, food as a liminal object that bridges the environment and human health, and socially responsible consumption.
He received his B.A. in history from the University of Texas at Austin, with an honors thesis: "Building Public Policy on Scientific Uncertainty: Debates in Europe and the US over Recombinant DNA and Genetically Modified Foods." More recently he has worked on agricultural biotechnology in an international development context, helping Oxfam America assess the socioeconomic impact of transgenic cotton on resource-poor farmers.
food and agricultural studies; history of nutrition; law and science; cultural history of technology
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